WiNatLab concept

The WiNatLab platform acts as a real promoter of green extraction technologies. On the one hand, Tournaire Equipment develops its own solutions that are more respectful of the Man and the environment, such as, for example, subcritical water extraction, which makes it possible to be free of certain petrochemical solvents. On the other hand, WiNatLab partners bring a strong expertise in terms of green extraction with innovative processes and technologies such as:

• – Agro-based solvent alternative to hexane
• – Microwave, ultrasound
• – Etc

All of its processes and technologies are aimed at improving the naturalness of the extracts produced.

Tournaire’s management has always been committed to creating and maintaining close and trusting partnerships with all its stakeholders. It is therefore very natural that the company has moved towards formalizing its actions in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility based on the principles of ISO 26000. This approach has been recognized by several evaluations according to the EcoVadis reference system (Silver grade) and by an on-site audit according to the “Together for sustainability” reference system: with a score of 91/100.

From the simple steam distillation unit to the complex subcritical water extraction unit, WiNatLab provides its customers with a wide range of technologies specialized in the processing of high value-added natural raw materials. Accessible within the same testing platform, these technologies allow our customers to compare and target the technology that will best suit their application. The machine park offers known and proven technologies for which new process parameters can be applied, such as the use of green solvents. At the same time, very recent technologies, also present on the platform, allow developments at the cutting edge of innovation.

The launch of the WiNatLab platform follows the creation of the Tournaire Equipement SAS subsidiary, whose objective is to reinforce Tournaire’s position as a leader in complete solutions for the processing of high value-added natural materials. It is indeed essential for Tournaire to redeploy a dynamic of technological innovation and to accentuate its process expertise with its customers. In a way, it is a question of progressively evolving from “kitchen specialist” to “star chef” in order to contribute more widely to the growth of the Natural market, with an “à la carte” service offer.

The economic profitability of an innovation depends on the control of its development process. This is what the WiNatLab seeks to provide with its partners in collaborative mode, oriented towards performance, and what Tournaire Equipement proposes to pursue by optimizing the CAPEX and OPEX of the chosen solution. Thanks to the R&D work carried out within the WiNatLab and the choice of appropriate technology for your innovation, Tournaire Equipement will be able to accelerate the APS and APD study phases, thus gaining several weeks on the implementation schedule of your industrial unit. Tournaire Equipement will also be able to build with WiNatLab customers a performance commitment on the quality and yields expected and tested during the scale-up on the platform.

All these elements are key points of the “time-to-market” concept which, from the design, through the realization and operation of the industrial tool, extends to the marketing of the product.

It should be noted that to implement the solution developed on the platform, you retain the choice to continue with Tournaire Equipement or to look for another industrial partner. This point is perfectly integrated in our service concept, both WiNatLab and Tournaire Equipement.